Jalaah Stratton, 18, of Albany, told jurors Callicutt told him he "slapped the boy in the back of his head. A bullet went off. That's what he said."

Stratton, who admitted committing two burglaries, also told jurors he lied to police when they first interviewed him about his alleged conversation with Callicutt on Oct. 20, 2008, the night Bailey, 22, was killed during an alleged robbery attempt at South Lake Avenue and Yates Street at 11:20 p.m.

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That came amid a number of inconsistencies -- including a "made-up lie" -- that surfaced as Stratton took the stand in the first-degree murder trial. Callicutt, 20, faces a possible life sentence in prison without parole if convicted.

As Stratton began to testify, a woman supporting Callicutt said from the gallery, "Snitch!" The woman later said the testimony was "perjury." The outbursts, some loud enough for jurors to hear, prompted an Albany County sheriff's deputy to threaten to have the woman removed from the courtroom of acting Supreme Court Justice Dan Lamont.

On the witness stand, Stratton said he was home on Kent Street the night of the Bailey killing when Callicutt showed up and admitted he robbed and shot someone.

"He never described the person at all. He just said he caught a robbery," Stratton said.

He said Callicutt was wearing a gray-hooded shirt and blue hat. He said Callicutt showed him a gun and shell casing.

On cross-examination by defense attorney Cheryl Coleman, Stratton admitted he initially told police, during a November 2008 interview, his conversation with Callicutt took place on First Street. He admitted he changed his story after police checked surveillance footage on First Street, which was inconsistent with his account.

"That was just all a made-up lie," Stratton said.

Stratton, contradicting his earlier testimony, told Coleman he did not know what Callicutt was wearing.

"To tell you the truth," he told the lawyer, "I don't."

Stratton initially told Coleman he was not testifying in exchange for a lighter sentence for his role in two burglaries. Then upon questioning from Chief Assistant District Attorney David Rossi, Stratton said he did agree to "tell the truth" in exchange for a maximum 4-year sentence and possible probation.

Then, when questioned again by Coleman, he once again said he cut no plea deal for a more lenient sentence.

"How many times did you lie to this jury?" Coleman asked sternly.

"I never lied," Stratton said.

"Nothing to do with a reduced sentence?" Coleman asked.

"No it does not," he replied.

Coleman suggested he faced up to 30 years in prison for his role in two burglaries. She also mentioned a robbery with a lighter that he made to resemble a gun. Stratton admitted committing that crime as well.

Stratton, at one point, denied knowing the meaning of the word "jux" -- a street term for robbery -- when asked by Rossi, which left the prosecutor to question the answer incredulously.

Early in his testimony, Stratton acknowledged he offered to be moved from the area by Albany County prosecutors, even provided a cell phone.

Police and prosecutors have in recent years identified an "anti-snitching" culture and intimidation of witnesses as the largest obstacle in solving crimes in Albany.